'Praises of the accordion' by Noé Álvarez is a working-class odyssey in the desert
Book Review Praise of the accordion: a memoir of music, migration and Mexico By Noé ÁlvarezCatapult: 208 pages, $26If you…
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Search and rescue underway after tornado hits Iowa; at least 1 dead
GREENFIELD, Iowa— Iowa authorities continued search and rescue efforts Wednesday, a day after a deadly tornado hit the state, killing…
California sees another earthquake along Mexico border
Another swarm of earthquakes has been rumbling along the California-Mexico border. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, more than two…
Big Sur Highway 1 to reopen Friday after chunk falls into ocean
Along a nearly 40-mile stretch of Highway 1, Big Sur has been cut off from the rest of the state…
Solar storm could disrupt communications and bring northern lights to California
A different type of storm could complicate this weekend's plans. For the first time since January 2005, the US National…
I met a stranger at a house party. I knew he would become my husband.
I met my husband reluctantly. He had been in Los Angeles for a short time and was keeping me busy…
Do you have to pay to camp on the Lost Coast? This is what you should know
The Lost Coast, a Northern California trail on many hikers' bucket lists, is one of the only coastal backpacking opportunities…
What are the Carrizo Plain wildflowers like now that they are not a super bloom?
Carrizo Plain National Monument in eastern San Luis Obispo County is one of California's most iconic wildflower viewing areas, but…
What to know about California's newest state park
On June 12, California will open its first new state park in nearly a decade, setting aside 1,600 acres near…
Dick Rutan, co-pilot of the round-the-world trip, dies at 85
Even as a young boy growing up in the small Central Valley town of Dinuba, Dick Rutan knew he wanted…